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Platyhelminthes Clever way to remember: “A single sack that is flat as a mat ”(words of Alex Porte) . By: Alex Porte, Surendra Lama, and Leonardo Ziviani. Defining Characteristics.
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PlatyhelminthesClever way to remember: “A single sack that is flat as a mat”(words of Alex Porte) By: Alex Porte, Surendra Lama, and Leonardo Ziviani
Defining Characteristics The defining characteristics of this animal phyla are that it is Bilaterally Symmetrical, it is triploblastic, it doesn’t have a coelom, Has a gastrovascular cavity (so it has no anus just a mouth), does sexual reproduction as a hermaphrodite, it is hydrostatic, have non-segmented bodies.
Examples of Platyhelminthes Examples Pictures • Dog Tapeworm: • Sheep Liver Fluke